4 Things My Family Splurges On

I love a frugal deal but have you ever thought about the things you refuse to budge on?  You know, those things you splurge on or indulge in?

For those of you who know me well, I’m the farthest thing from a fashionista you can imagine.  I own the least amount of clothes in our family and I can live with that.  I am a fairly simple person.

I thought it would be fun to switch gears and look at what I splurge on.  As I’ve been working with a kitchen designer for our house, I’ve really noticed that there are some things that I’m really picky about and others that I could care less!  (Which will appear in another post down the road.)

Here are 4 things our family splurges on.  I can’t wait for you to tell me what your family splurges on in the comments below!

1. Vacations. 

Jason and I both love a good vacation.  Not only is it good for the soul, but it’s great for relationships.  We make it a yearly goal to not only get away by ourselves at least once to invest in our marriage, but also to take the kids on a vacation.  (Trust me, I’ve heard “Are we there yet?” more times than I can count but it’s always worth it!)

We don’t always take extravagant vacations but when we’re on vacation, we’re on vacation.  We have the mentality of when we work, we work hard.  When we play, we play hard.

On vacations, we plan and budget far in advance so if the kids really want to stop somewhere we hadn’t planned, it’s not an issue financially.

However, we don’t buy hardly any souvenirs on our vacations.  I invested in a nice camera last year and we invest in memories.  Most of the things you buy from souvenir shops are poorly made and don’t last.  We’ve made exceptions but for the most part, the kids know that their “gift” is the vacation.

2. Heinz Ketchup

I can’t stand other brands of ketchup.  I’ve tried about all of them and I’m a ketchup snob.  I saw a recipe online to can your own a few days ago and I’m curious to give it a try when I can tomatoes this fall…I’ll let you know how that turns out!

3. Kids Activities

Our kids have tried many different activities.  Some were free, many weren’t.  I’ve seen the kids develop new skills, confidence, and friendships because of these activities.  Both Jason and I agree that they have learned many life lessons from these activities.

Is it always easy to balance all of their activities?  Absolutely not.  Do we have to set limits sometimes on how many activities they can participate in to make sure we are able to get in enough family time?  Absolutely.

4. A Good Paper Planner

My memory is definitely not as good as it used to be!  🙂  Trying to balance the kids activities, all of our appointments, meals, bills that need paid and everything else, I need the help of a good planner.  I’ve tried about all of them because I’m an office supply lover.  This year I chose the Erin Condren planner and it’s worked beautifully for my family with a little tweaking to fit our needs.

Here are 4 things that my splurges on.  How about you?  Is it a designer purse?  Pedicures?  New vehicles?  Leave me a comment below!

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